Will Nigeria Reclaim Its Role as a Regional Power?
Bola Tinubu’s new role as ECOWAS chair, and the coup in Niger, present an opportunity for a foreign-policy reset.
Putin’s Desperate Play to Win Over Africa
Free grain promises to African nations aren’t enough to pull the continent to Moscow’s side.
Is Revolt in Russia Good for America?
The Wagner Group’s short-lived mutiny seems to have weakened Putin—but that isn’t necessarily a win for Washington.
African Peace Mission to Ukraine Gets Off to a Rocky Start
The delegation of African leaders was met with a missile barrage on Kyiv and made little progress in talks with Zelensky.
Is Senegal’s Exceptionalism Over?
The defenses that made the country unique are falling one by one—leaving political discontent and spiritual voids exposed to al Qaeda.
Why Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Has Egypt up in Arms
Western leaders and filmmakers have long denied the link between modern Egypt and its ancient heritage.
The Problem With Comparing Africa to Asia
Greater ethnic diversity, debt burdens, and democratized politics have complicated Africa’s path to development.
Are China and Russia Bad for Africa? That’s the Wrong Question.
Westerners should ask instead what kind of partnerships their own countries offer to the continent.
The West Is Preparing for Russia’s Disintegration
Amid war in Ukraine, some strategists are setting their eyes on the “decolonization” of Russia itself.
Macron’s China Trip Is a Fool’s Errand
Feeling the heat at home, the French president heads to China to ink some lucrative deals and pay lip service to Xi’s pledges of peace.